The Scarlet Letter (1995)

10/13/1995 (US) • 2h 15m

Drama, Romance

When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.

Overview

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.

Top Billed Cast

Demi Moore

Hester Prynne

Gary Oldman

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Robert Duvall

Roger Chillingworth

Edward Hardwicke

Gov. John Bellingham

Robert Prosky

Horace Stonehall

Roy Dotrice

Rev. Thomas Cheever

Joan Plowright

Harriet Hibbons

Malcolm Storry

Maj. Dunsmuir


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$10,382,407.00

Keywords

based on novel or book

boston, massachusetts

pregnancy

witch burning

puritan

period drama

extramarital affair

17th century

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